Where should my weight be in stance? Heels or balls of feet?

[ckboddic]

I just had a lesson and the instructor told me I should have my weight more on the balls of my feet rather than my heels. This video also had the same advice:

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-...ect-golf-swing

Well, today, I was reading Ben Hogan's Fundamentals Stance and Posture chapter and came across this, "Your weight should be a bit more on the heels than on the balls of your feet, so that, if you wanted to, you would be ablet to lift your toes inside your shoes."

So, where should the weight be?

[black knight]

I find I have better balance if I 'feel' that it's about 60% heels, 40% toes. It's more likely that I'm 50/50, but it feels slightly more heels. I find that when I have it more like 60% toes, that I have a tendency to lean forward through my swing and might get off balance.

[thisnamedoesntfi]

Stand barefoot and lift your toes in the air as much as you can. You will feel three pressure points, one on your heels and the two balls of your feet. The answer is to have pressure on all three points, not one or the other, as your question asks.

[ckboddic]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Obviously, my weight will be on both my heels and balls of the feet. The only way for this not to happen would be for me to remove either the balls of my feet or my heels off of the ground and have all the weight on whatever part is on the ground. Where should more of my weight be, then? Should it be balanced equally between the balls of feet and the heels or is it better to have a little bit more on the heels, say? The video/my instructor seem to conflict with Hogan.

[black knight]

The answer to your question has been given...or at least suggestions. No one has suggested 100% heels or 100% balls.

[ckboddic]

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The answer to your question has been given...or at least suggestions. No one has suggested 100% heels or 100% balls.

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I guess what I'm really asking is where, traditionally, should more of the weight be--the heels or the balls of the feet?

[JTrout]

Take your normal width stance with no club.
Then,

Imagine you're standing on a plank laid across two tall buildings.
Jump straigt up.
Land.
Notice where your weight is when you stabilize your landing.

That's how you want your weight distributed when addressing the ball.


OP, don't sweat the small stuff.
There are great ball strikers with a touch more toward the front, as well as back.

Be comfortable, go with your instinct, and don't take every word in Hogan's book, or any other, as the absolute gospel.

Best of luck.

[NLfool]

here is something I've found out after hours on the range. For me the weight is biased towards the heels a bit as I like to hit a fade. I've found that playing doglegs that require me to hit a draw I'll lean my weight towards the balls of my feet. For a hole that I'll want to cut the ball more I'll make sure my weight is shaded even more towards my heels.

Kind of simple but very effective for me.

[thisnamedoesntfi]

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here is something I've found out after hours on the range. For me the weight is biased towards the heels a bit as I like to hit a fade. I've found that playing doglegs that require me to hit a draw I'll lean my weight towards the balls of my feet. For a hole that I'll want to cut the ball more I'll make sure my weight is shaded even more towards my heels.

Kind of simple but very effective for me.

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With your weight on your heels too much you will tend to pick the club up more steeply and to the outside more promoting a fade. Conversely with the weight too much on the balls of the feet you will take the club back lower and more to the inside.

Just a natural counter balance to an off balance position. But your instinctive feel is spot on, and provided you don't overdo that, is a good way of changing your ballflight without adjusting your swing too much.